Dictionary

viticulture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis Proto-Italic *wītis Latin vītisder. English viti- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English viticulture From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
   • The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world. He is knowledgeable in viticulture.

Forms

Deriveds

viticulturer · viticultural · viticulturist

Hypernyms

winemaking

Synonyms

viniculture · winegrowing · vine-growing

Translations (35)

kk жүзімшілік (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · tr bağcılık (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · cmn 葡萄栽培學 /葡萄栽培学 (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · pt vinicultura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · ro viticultură (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · de Weinbau (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · hy խաղողագործություն (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · be вінагра́дарства (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · hu szőlészet (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · fi viininviljely (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · fr viticulture (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · ga fíonsaothrú (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · cmn 葡萄栽培法 (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · hu szőlőművelés (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · kk жүзім шаруашылығы (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · ja 葡萄栽培 (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · cs vinařství (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · it viticoltura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · sk vinohradníctvo (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · fr viniculture (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · es viticultura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · mk лозарство (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · ru виногра́дарство (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · ru виноде́лие (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · sq vreshtari (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · cs vinohradnictví (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · bg винарство (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · sq vneshtari (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · bg лозарство (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · ca viticultura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · nl wijnbouw (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · it vinicoltura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · uk виногра́дарство (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · es vinicultura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production) · pt viticultura (practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production)